domingo, 30 de agosto de 2009

In “Agony Of Death”, the tenth album of Holy Moses, the quality is amazing, strong themes are evident, along with well-known weight and speed of the band. Sabina is singing better than ever, giving us a class of aggressive vocal lines. Like many other albums, it must be listen to, there are no words to define it. Best tracks: “Alienation”, “World In Darkness”, “Pseudohalluzination”, “Angels In War”, “Dissociative Disorder”, “Delusional Denial” and “Through Shattered Minds”, the last one of “Agony Of Death”. One particularity of this work is that all tracks end in a somber and obscure way, giving a totally different appearence and making us think about the theme of the songs. Congratulations, Holy Moses! Excellent work!

“No Stranger To Danger” is the second album of Lääz Rockit, released in 1985, and now is being re-released along with their first one, “City’s Gonna Burn”. This second album, one of the most wanted thrash metal records by headbangers by the time it was released, had been remastered and has two bonus tracks, “Erased” and “Prelude”, both recorded live. ‘80s metal comes back with full energy and brings along masterpieces as “No Stranger To Danger”. Main tracks: “Dreams Die Hard” that opens this wonderful album, “Town To Town”, “Backbreaker”, “Stand Alone”, “Tonight Alive” and “Wrecking Machine” that closed the original record of “No Stranger To Danger”, but now is followed by bonus tracks. As “City’s Gonna Burn”, this is a must have for all bangers. I recommend!

City’s Gonna Burn” is the first album of Lääz Rockit, originally released in 1984, and re-released by Massacre Records 25 years after. This record is one of the major ‘80s thrash metal icons in USA. There’s no way to describe it, just listen to and you’ll know what I’m saying! And it gets better, this rare and precious jewelry of metal has two bonus: “Fire In The Hole” and “Liar”, both recorded live, and also classics as “City’s Gonna Burn”, “Caught In The Act”, “Take No Prisoners”, “Silent Scream” and “Something More”. Go get yours, I recommend!!!

“Kvlt Ov Dementia” is the first album of Chaos Synopsis career, a truthful and devastating class of thrash/death metal. Formed in 2005, after releasing two EPs and one single, the band is now ready to settle in Brazilian scene with this full length. “Kvlt Ov Dementia” is aggressive, strong and leaves no doubt about the strength and state of the band. There are ten tracks of the most absolute thrash/death metal, and the outstanding ones for me are: “Postwar Madness” that opens the debut with full force, “License To Kill”, “Spiritual Cancer”, “2100 AD” and closing the album “March Of The Unholy”. I recommend, if you’re a headbanger nuts about thrash/death metal, don’t miss it!

Unearthly come to destroy and to assure themselves in national scene with “Age Of Chaos”. This album is truly a sound nightmare, chaotic, powerful and brutal, all in one thematic album, because the lyrics are about a worldly nightmare lived day by day. Highlights: “Murder The Messiah”, title track “Age Of Chaos”, “Incarnation Of Salvation” that became a free single for the fans, “Lullaby For Lucifer”, a short instrumental track that prepares for the terrifying “Anthems, Marchs And Warsongs”, and “Orgy Of Flies”, Sarcófago’s cover that ends the album with a flourish. Awesome!

Lothlöryen, band from Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2002, goes on with its second album, and I must say it’s very good. Melodic metal with a hint of folk, making Lothlöryen’s work different and very interesting, for “Some Ways Back No More” has some surprises. I highlight some of them: “We’ll Never Be The Same”, “Hobbits’ Song” (a song that should work very well at a live perfomance), “Some Ways Back No More” (title track of this album), and the ballad “White Lies (Take Me Home)”. This is one of those albums you should slowly listen to so you can enjoy each song.

This is the sixth album of Novembers Doom, band formed in 1989 in Chicago, USA. In this album the band shows all its musical skills, first quality doom metal. “The Novella Reservoir” is a truly surprise, mixing weight, melancholic melodies and great instrumental performances with such unusual expertise. Some solos remind old times of Paradise Lost. Best tracks: “Rain” (opener song of this album), “The Novella Reservoir”, “Twilight Innocence” (a melancholic ballad), “The Voice Of Failure” (death/doom cadence and heavy track), “Dominate The Human Strain” and the beautiful song “Leaving This” that closes this amazing album.

Another pleasant surprise from the South of Brazil, I’m talking about “Sodamned” and “Dark Celebration” split cd. At first sight, a deluxe digipack, and then you remind an old saying “when something seems too good to be true...”, and that’s the surprise because both bands kick asses. If I was astounded when I saw the graphic art quality, listening to this album let me perplexed. Sodamned has five tracks and the first one of this split CD is “Sodamnizing”, a high quality instrumental music, followed by “Dive in Nothing”, “Over The Meadow”, “Locked In The Garret” and “Sky & Earth”. Along comes “Dark Celebration”, that let no doubts left about their quality work, and go on with a powerful “Infra Dark”, followed by “Reversed Creation”, “Prime Chaos”, “Soul’s Harvester Machine”, “Infernal Legions” and “Nights Ritual”. The split “The Damned Celebration” shows for sure the professionalism and capability of both bands. “Sodamned”’s outstanding tracks are “Over The Meadow” and “Locked In The Garret”; and the outstanding tracks of “Dark Celebration” are “Reversed Creation”, “Prime Chaos” and “Soul’s Harvester Machine”. Congratulations to both bands, excellent work!

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